Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-09-30
OUIGIRlL AND BORROWED.

Rosenberger, alias Henry Mitchell,
charged with horse stealing in Eau
quier county.
The prohibition campaign is
arousing the greatest interest
throughout Tennessee, and is pro-
ducing greater excitement than any
election since the war.
If women should vote, the only
way to get them interested in poll
ties would be to hide the fall and
winter fashion plates until after
election day.
An Iowa girl who was voted the
handsomest lady in the county
tainted away three times in sue
cesson when the joyful news was
brought to her. A different man
caught her each time.
British prejudice against this
country must be fast giving way,
when the London Times in speak
ing of the Constitutional Centenlal
can bring itself to say "the United
States have won the way to fore
most place among the nations OF
the world
The bustles of New York's fash
ionable dressmakers returning from
a summer in Europe have brought
their wearers into so much trouble
with the Custom house officials,
those appendages will soon lose
their favor as a substitute for a
trunk.
A preacher of Columbia, South
Carolina, has eloped with his
mother.in law, leaving an invalid
wife and twelve children to the
watchful and sympathetic care of
his late congregation. Probably
the greatest punishment that can
be inflicted on both Of these IN
natural offenders is to leave them
severely alone.
Vassar graduates are charming;
Vassar pupils are irresistible. All
the same it is now related that of
six Young ladies, whose education
at Vassar College cost $4,000 each,
five married one.horse lawyers and
have to give music lessons to make
a living for the family. The other
one is still single, but leaning
toward a country parson on c salary
of $500 per year.
Rev. Samuel W. Small, the evan
gelist, has removed his residence
TO Washington city, having arrived
there Thursday with his family.
He stated to a Post reporter that
he liked washington better than
any city be knew OF, and could
carry on his work from there bet
ter than from Atlanta, most of his
work now being in the North and
Northwest.
For the first time in the history
Of America, a mayor has given birth
to a son. Argonia, Kansas, is the
city entitled to the record, and the
lady who governs the city has the
honor OF helping to increase the
city's population. This news CON-
ing on the same day Of the appoint
ment of Phoebe Couzins as United
States marshal for Missouri, indi-
Gates the upward march of woman
hood. Ladies. 90 west.
A Plttsiield, ILL.,, man is said to
have made a big barrel churn on
wheels. He goes through the
county gathering the cream, and
when be has secured the proper
quantity returns home. On the
way home he connects the churning
gear, and as he drives along the
cburning goes on as the wagon
goes along, and when he arrives
there is nothing to do but take out
the butter and draw of the butter
milk.
Instantaneous photography has
been employed by a London photo
grapher to demonstrate to the eve
that the upper part of carriage
wheel in motion goes faster than
the lower part. In the photograph
the lower ends of the spokes, adj
iacent 70 the ground, are not rem
dered indistinct by the motion,
while the tops of the upper spokes
are. Instantaneous photography
will receive the thanks of all editors
for settling this question beyond
the possibility Of further asking.
A saloon keeper named Kelley,
who had been unable to make
living in San Francisco, lately
went to live on farm owned by
his wife in EldOradO county, where
her mother, Mrs. Dart, died a few
years ago. The old lady was sup
posed to be rich, but no money
could be found at the time of her
death. In order to make the house
habitable the Keeleys had to pull
down the chimney and there, en-
bedded in the masOnary, was
found box containing $4,000 in
gold coin.
An exchange comes well-nigh the
truth when it says avery grow.
ing and ambitious town IS com
posed of three elements, viz: Those
who work periodically, vigorously
and intelligently tor Its advance
ment; those who are in a state of
apathy or indifference, and those